Belgica in the Arctic
Belgica , which Adrien de Gerlache used on the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic, was originally a bottlenose whaler named Patria , built in Norway in 1884. She was designed and constructed by Johan Chr. Jakobsen, renowned for his design of polar ships. Patria was sold to Adrien de Gerlach...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:100407 2023-05-15T13:57:19+02:00 Belgica in the Arctic Kjaer, K.-G. 2005 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=100407 en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000231629600002 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.1017/S0032247405004420 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=100407 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess %3Ci%3EPolar+Rec.+41%28218%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+205-214.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1017%2FS0032247405004420%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1017%2FS0032247405004420%3C%2Fa%3E Research vessels Antarctica Belgium Norway PN Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2005 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247405004420 2022-05-01T08:56:06Z Belgica , which Adrien de Gerlache used on the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic, was originally a bottlenose whaler named Patria , built in Norway in 1884. She was designed and constructed by Johan Chr. Jakobsen, renowned for his design of polar ships. Patria was sold to Adrien de Gerlache and renamed Belgica in 1896. In 1896-97 she was refitted and equipped in Sandefjord, Norway, for an Antarctic expedition. Nansen and Amundsen met for the first time on Belgica 's deck. Late in 1899 Belgica returned to Antwerp after more than two years on an Antarctic expedition. From 1901 to 1904 Belgica returned to bottlenose whaling and, in addition, made a voyage to northeast Greenland to establish depots and build houses for the Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition. In 1905 the Duc d'Orléans chartered her to survey the coast of northeast Greenland, and on her return he bought her. In 1907 and 1909 she sailed on Arctic expeditions led by the Duc d'Orléans and captained by de Gerlache. In 1916 she was sold to Det Norske Kulsyndikat and renamed Isfjord . She became a freighter carrying coal from Longyearbyen to ports in northern Norway. In 1918 she was sold and her new owner converted her into a floating cod-liver oil refinery and fish-processing plant. In 1940 she was impounded by British forces and used as a floating ammunition depot. On 19 May 1940 she was sunk during a German air raid. Her wreck was re-discovered in 1990. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Greenland Longyearbyen Northern Norway Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Antarctic Arctic Baldwin ENVELOPE(163.300,163.300,-72.250,-72.250) De Gerlache ENVELOPE(-62.333,-62.333,-64.500,-64.500) Gerlache ENVELOPE(99.033,99.033,-66.500,-66.500) Greenland Isfjord ENVELOPE(-26.917,-26.917,73.333,73.333) Jakobsen ENVELOPE(140.005,140.005,-66.666,-66.666) Longyearbyen Norway Sandefjord ENVELOPE(74.000,74.000,-69.717,-69.717) The Antarctic Polar Record 41 3 205 214 |
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Belgica , which Adrien de Gerlache used on the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic, was originally a bottlenose whaler named Patria , built in Norway in 1884. She was designed and constructed by Johan Chr. Jakobsen, renowned for his design of polar ships. Patria was sold to Adrien de Gerlache and renamed Belgica in 1896. In 1896-97 she was refitted and equipped in Sandefjord, Norway, for an Antarctic expedition. Nansen and Amundsen met for the first time on Belgica 's deck. Late in 1899 Belgica returned to Antwerp after more than two years on an Antarctic expedition. From 1901 to 1904 Belgica returned to bottlenose whaling and, in addition, made a voyage to northeast Greenland to establish depots and build houses for the Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition. In 1905 the Duc d'Orléans chartered her to survey the coast of northeast Greenland, and on her return he bought her. In 1907 and 1909 she sailed on Arctic expeditions led by the Duc d'Orléans and captained by de Gerlache. In 1916 she was sold to Det Norske Kulsyndikat and renamed Isfjord . She became a freighter carrying coal from Longyearbyen to ports in northern Norway. In 1918 she was sold and her new owner converted her into a floating cod-liver oil refinery and fish-processing plant. In 1940 she was impounded by British forces and used as a floating ammunition depot. On 19 May 1940 she was sunk during a German air raid. Her wreck was re-discovered in 1990. |
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Belgica in the Arctic |
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